Application of conservation laws to derivation of conditions of stability for stationary flows of an ideal fluid

1987 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Vladimirov
Author(s):  
Thomas Machon

If the vorticity field of an ideal fluid is tangent to a foliation, additional conservation laws arise. For a class of zero-helicity vorticity fields, the Godbillon-Vey (GV) invariant of foliations is defined and is shown to be an invariant purely of the vorticity, becoming a higher-order helicity-type invariant of the flow. GV ≠ 0 gives both a global topological obstruction to steady flow and, in a particular form, a local obstruction. GV is interpreted as helical compression and stretching of vortex lines. Examples are given where the value of GV is determined by a set of distinguished closed vortex lines.


2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 523-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.M. Simulik ◽  
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I.Yu. Krivsky ◽  
I.L. Lamer ◽  
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